Early retirement buyout incentive for postal mail handlers

Title: Mail Handlers to be offered retirement incentive

Article Snip: "...The monetary incentives included in the MOU will be available (with certain restrictions) to all Mail Handlers who are currently eligible for regular retirement, voluntary early retirement, and all other employees who may wish to separate from the Postal Service. Any Mail Handler wishing to participate in this retirement incentive offer must do so no later than July 2, 2012..."

Reference: National Postal Mail Handlers Union
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Social Security Benefits & Taxes

Title: Social Security Benefits & Taxes

Article Snip: "...paying income taxes on your “contributions” you are ready to retire and collect the benefits—only to find out that they may be taxable! It doesn’t seem fair, does it? Well, here’s how..."

Reference: socialsecuritynewsgroup.blogspot.com
income taxes, social security benefits

$20,000 early retirement incentives to 21,000 postmasters

Title: Postal Service drops plans to close thousands of post offices, proposes reduced hours

Article Snip: "...“If the House bill came to the floor, there would have been an uprising in both parties,” said Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), who has joined forces with Rep. Michael G. Grimm (R-N.Y.) in fighting the closures...."

Reference: www.washingtonpost.com
early retirement incentives

Rep. Issa feels returning Postal Service money is a bailout

Title: GOP lawmaker calls Senate postal bill a '$33 billion bailout'

Article Snip: "...Senate bill would return some of the money that the USPS overpaid into its retirement fund, and require some of that money to be used to pay for the early retirement of thousands of USPS workers. It also delays for two years plans by the USPS to start closing offices...."

Reference:
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